Luke 1:76

And thou, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of Lord, to prepare his ways,

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In The King James Version

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

In Context

75in piety and righteousness before him all our the days of our life.

77to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins,

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Cross References

Psalms 87:5Yea, of Zion it shall be said, this and that man was born in her, and the Most High himself will establish her.

Malachi 3:1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, says LORD of hosts.

Matthew 3:3For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.

Matthew 11:9But what did ye go out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 21:26But if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.

Mark 11:32But should we say, From men? (They feared the people, for all held John that he was indeed a prophet.)

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80

The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →

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